Early Civ. Of East Asia
Zhou leaders declared that their success proved they had Heaven's support. They called this right to rule what?
Mandate of Heaven
A system of many government officials.
What is bureaucracy?
_____________ is a government controlled by one person who has not won a free election.
What is an autocracy
Where do most eastern Asian people live/ where are the big cities located?
What is farmable/arable land.
The study of population trends
What is demography?
What was the largest man made structure started by the first emperor of China?
The Great Wall of China
Name 4 Chinese technologies that were listed
paper,printing,compasses,gunpowder,porcelain,rudders,and sealed compartments in ships
What Is the power produced by water-driven turbines to generate electricity?
Hydroelectric power
A vast area of grassland
What are steppes?
China is the largest producer of what?
greenhouse gases
A strong leader, and a strong legal system, not moral values, are needed too make a social order.
What is legalism?
worship of spirits and ideas of purity
What is Shinto?
What is Japan's literacy rate?
99%
This location holds more than ⅗ of China's population.
What is the corridor?
What has China done to try to stop their water shortage?
building dams
A system of government employees mainly selected for their ability.
What is a civil service?
The return of power in the emperor, bringing a time of growth in industrialization and military power
What is the Meiji Restoration?
Since the 1940s when the Koreas were divided, South Korea has outperformed North Korea, showing the advantage of a market-driven economy over a command economy. Unlike North Korea, South Korea’s businesses have invested heavily in productive capital. What does this mean?
South Korea has strong economic growth.
Means living in a region since ancient times.
What is indigenous?
A 400 mile what extends behind China's dam?
a reservoir
What year did the Han dynasty fall?
220 BCE
Loss of focus on government, Restriction of Trade, and Corruption among officials
How did the Ming grow weaker over time
On a scale of 1-10 how much effort have you put forth this quarter?
Not very high. Get your lives together....
This means almost all people belong to the same ethnic group
What does homogenous mean?
China faces the risk of what natural disaster?
flooding